In 1946, Alfred Eisenstaedt, the legendary German photojournalists who rose to fame by capturing some of the world's best-known images, was commissioned by LIFE magazine to document daily campus life at the prestigious Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Howard University.

Our founder and creative director, Theodore McFail, was credited and featured in a 2023 short film by F.E. Castleberry, the former creative director for Ralph Lauren’s Rugby label.

Lawrence Otis Graham’s 1999 U.S. bestseller book, Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class, provides a sympathetic insider account of the habits, clubs, and lifestyles of America’s wealthiest Black families.

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In 1938, Jacob Lawrence, one of the most prominent modern artists of the 20th century and a seminal figure of the Harlem Renaissance, completed a 41-panel series based on the life of General Toussaint L’Ouverture, a statesman and military genius descended from West African royalty.